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Partial Lunar Eclipse
June 15, 1992

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
Series 120 (57 of 84)
Gamma -0.6288
Magnitude 0.6822
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Partial 2:59:47
Penumbral 5:32:10
Contacts UTC
P1 19:19:49
U1 20:31:49
Greatest 21:31:49
U4 22:29:22
P4 23:21:43

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, June 15, 1992, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1992, the second being with a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, December 9.

Visibility

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Eclipses of 1992

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Lunar year series

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Lunar eclipse series sets from 1991–1994
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
110 1991 Jun 27
Penumbral
−1.40641 115 1991 Dec 21
Partial
0.97094
120 1992 Jun 15
Partial
−0.62887 125
1992 Dec 9
Total
0.31438
130 1993 Jun 4
Total
0.16376 135
1993 Nov 29
Total
−0.39941
140 1994 May 25
Partial
0.89334 145 1994 Nov 18
Penumbral
−1.10479
Last set 1991 Jul 26 Last set 1991 Jan 30
Next set 1995 Apr 15 Next set 1995 Oct 08

Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 127.

June 11, 1983 June 21, 2001

Tritos series

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Tzolkinex

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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